Henry Whelpley

1620 - 1662  (42 years)

• Name	Henry Whelpley
  	to New England
  Birth	1620	Norwich, Norfolk, England   [1, 2]
  Living	1636 (16 years)	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony   [8]
  Residence	1645 (25 years)	Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [6]
  Land/House	say 1647 (27 years)	Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [6]
  He was granted a home lot on the southwest corner of Frost Square. He sold it in 1653 to Alexander Knowles.
  Death	6 Jun 1662	Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [1, 2]
  Legal	May 1663 (43 years)  [4]
  In May 1663, had a power of attorney from his father, James. It seems that James forfeited a bond of £150 which he had given for his appearance, and his housing and land were ordered sold. he had been accused of a capital crime, presumably witchcraft.
  Land/House	May 1669 (49 years)  [4]
  He received a colonial grand of 50 acres in May 1669, probably for service in the Pequot War.
  Land/House	May 1681 (61 years)  [4]
  In May 1681, he was granted 200 acres for service to the colony in Mattebeseck (Waterbury). This probably refers to a punitive expedition of 100 men sent out in August 1639 as a sequel to the Pequot War.
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  + 1. Henry Whelpley,   b. 1620, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 6 Jun 1662, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 42 years) ▻ unknown _____;   Sarah Howes,  m. 1 May 1661 > 2. Richard Wakeley,   b. by 1634, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. Bef 6 Aug 1681, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut Colony  (Age 47 years) ▻ Rebecca,  m. 1672   3. Alice Wakeley
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wakeley,   b. 1510, Lenham, Kent, England d. —, Lenham, Kent, England   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Amy Vowell,   b. 1530, Coggeshall, Essex, England d. 5 Dec 1620, Coggeshall, Essex, England  (Age 90 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I13670	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	James Wakeley,   b. 1594, Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Cambridgeshire, England d. Aft 1690, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island Colony (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Alice Glascock,   b. 1590, High Easter, Essex, England d. —, Norwich, Norfolk, England
  Family ID	F9270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	unknown _____   d. by 1661
  Marriage	Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F9274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2026

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Sarah Howes,   b. 1617, Norfolk, England d. Abt Nov 1684, Southold, Suffolk County, Province of New York (Age 67 years)  Other Partners: Edward Treadwell  m. 1637;   Ralph Keeler;   Thomas Skidmore  m. Aft 10 Sep 1672
  Marriage	1 May 1661	Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony   [3, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 41 years and 5 months - She : ~ 44 years and 5 months.
  Children	5 sons and 4 daughters
  +   1. Jonathan Whelpley,   b. Abt 1650, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 17 Feb 1713, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 63 years) ▻ Sarah ______  m. Abt 1691 >   2. Deliverance Whelpley,   b. 18 Jan 1651, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 6 Nov 1707, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 56 years) ▻ Hannah Nash  m. 3 Dec 1678 >   3. Joseph Whelpley,   b. 1646, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 1 May 1682, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 36 years) ▻ Rebecca Bulkley  m. 1676 >   4. James Wakelee,   b. 1655, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 30 Dec 1726, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 71 years) ▻ Hannah Peat  m. b 1688;   Hannah Griffin  m. 26 Feb 1701/02 >   5. Jacob Wakelee,   b. 1653 ▻ ______ ______  m. Yes, date unknown;   Hannah Peat  m. 26 Feb 1701/02 >   6. Mary Whelpley ▻ James Stevens  m. Yes, date unknow >   7. Patience Whelpley,   b. 1668, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony d. 20 May 1737, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony (Age 69 years) ▻ Timothy Titherton  m. 3 Oct 1692 >   8. Abigail Whelpley,   b. Abt 1665   d. Aug 1753 (Age 88 years) ▻ John Beardsley  m. 1692 >   9. Mercy Whelpley ▻ Thomas Lattin  m. by 1687;   Moses Wheeler  m. 31 Aug 1721;   John Burritt  m. 9 May 1726
  Family ID	F788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Henry Whelpley(1620 – 1662) 2James Wakeley(1594 – Aft 1690) 4Richard Wakeley(1580 – 1681) 8Richard Wakeley(1540 – 1630) 16Edward Wakeley(1510 – —) 17Dianah Foxworthy(1520 – 1585) 9Elizabeth Sundrye(1540 – 1580) 18Alexander (Saundrye) Martin(1525 – 1603) 19Jane(1530 – 1603) 5Agnes ______(1573 – 1683) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Alice Glascock(1590 – —) 6Henry Glascock(1547 – 1604) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Grace Eurnio(1552 – 1592) 14John Eumio(1510 – —) 28 29 15Amy Vowell(1530 – 1620) 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1620 - Norwich, Norfolk, England Living - 1636 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony Residence - 1645 - Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Land/House - say 1647 - Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - 1 May 1661 - Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Death - 6 Jun 1662 - Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony Marriage - - Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1924] GeneaNET Web Site, (https://gw.geneanet.org). [S2335] Harris, Gale Ion "The First Wife of Ralph Keeler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 80, Number 1, January 2005). [S767] Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991). [S2337] Keeler, Wesley B, "Sarah Treadwell-Whelpley-Keeler", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 58, Number 1, January 1982), p 34. [S764] Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut From the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818, volume I, (New York: by the author, 1889). [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985). [S2340] Walkley, Stephen Genealogical Index of Some Descendants of Richard Walkley of Haddam, (Plantsville, Connecticut: by the author, 1911), p 3. 🟡 [S2337] Keeler, Wesley B, "Sarah Treadwell-Whelpley-Keeler", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 58, Number 1, January 1982) . 🟡 [S91] Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriage Prior to 1700, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985) .